UK Schmidt Film from the Royal Observatory Edinburgh
The Royal Observatory Edinburgh was discarding their library of UK Schmidt film. I was fortunate to have save some. Some spare film is for sale. If you would like some of the transparency film taken off glass plates from the UK Schmidt telescope from Coonabarabran, NSW, please let me know by contacting me on naomiian@bigpond.net.au. I will send you a list of available film.
The images are transparencies produced by the Royal Observatory Edinburgh taken from glass plates taken at the UK Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring, near Coonabarabran, NSW. The faint stars on the negative film are 2 million times fainter than the eye can see (Mag. 23/24). Each negative image is 34 cm x 34 cm but is on a plastic sheet that is 35cm x 43cm (and in a protective sleeve that is slightly bigger again). The images are 6.5 degrees by 6.5 degrees: a wide field of view.
I also have a number of Teaching Sets from the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. These are sets of 10 transparencies with an information booklet. The booklet gives a brief introduction to the UK Schmidt film and details on the objects found on each transparency.
The film includes:
Abnell 1060 (galaxy cluster) $25
Field 261 (Vela) - 3 dust clouds, cometry globule, planetary nebula NGC2793 $10
Field 346 (Grus) - marked “reject” but very good (At least ten spiral and barred-spiral galaxies in field) $20
Field 351 (Sculptor) – marked “reject” (Galaxies NGC300, Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, Cartwheel Galaxy) $30
Field 357 (Fornax) – marked “reject” but very good (18 bright galaxies, incl. NGC1316, NGC1326 a/b and a satellite trail) $30
Field 627 (Canis Major) (Sirius, NGC2318, NGC2296) $15
Field 769 (Monoceros and the edge of Orion): many reflection nebulae $20
Field 813 (Aquarius/Aquila boundary), Galaxy cluster, many galaxies $10
... but there are many, many others.
Please ask for the full list (via email).
Regards
Ian (Skip) 
naomiian@bigpond.net.au
PS. I am in the process of removing some of my old listings to provide a more updated list.
